Great
guest rant on Public Address by a CRI (formerly DSIR, government
scientific research org) talking about insanity of current contestable
funding mechanisms. "A staggering amount of a scientist's time is now
spent writing funding proposals rather than doing science. The red
tape is almost unimaginable. On some occasions it has been necessary
for our ...

Flight summary follows. Qantas: very good. Kids: great. Sleep:
taken where it could be got. Customs failed to care about our coffee:
Customs: What are you declaring?
Us: Coffee.
Customs: Any honey or fruit juice?
Us: No, it's coffee.
Customs: Ok, through you go.
I swear, you could be declaring the bloody Hope ...